Siding-gage.



No. 694,023. Patented Feb. 25, I902.

L. P. -A. NELSON.

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UNITED STATES PATENT @EEICE.

LARS P. A. NELSON, OF POYSI PPI, WISCONSIN.

SlD'lNG-GAGE.

fiBEOIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,023, datedFebruary 25, 1902.

Application filedNovember 27, 1901. Serial No. 83,884. (NO model- To aZZwhom it mayconoei n:

Be it known that I, LABS P. A. NELSON, a citizen of the United States,residing atPoysippi, in the county of Waushara and State of Wisconsin,have invented new and useful Improvements in Siding-Gages, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gages, and is especiallydesigned for hanging drop-siding.

The objects of my invention are, first, to gage the proper lap of thesiding second, to hold the siding for marking to saw off, and, third, toafford a means of holding the siding so that if necessary one manalonecan lay siding. In the use of my invention two or more gages areused to support the siding.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view, and Fig. 2a frontview, of my invention. Fig. 3 illustrates the manner of using the gages.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in each View. i

A represents the hanger, which rocks on a pivot B, extending through aslot in the gage D and held at any desired position by the thumb-screwE. x

F isa washerinterposed between the hanger A and the gage D.

Two brad-points G G are provided integral with the gage.

At the lower end of the hangerA there is provided a rectangular.inwardly-extending hook at.

d represents a graduated scale of inches on both sides of the gage. Oneside is graduated 3 4: inches and the opposite side 5 6 inches.

In the use of my invention the width of the siding to the weather may begaged from either brad-point Gor G. When gaging from the point G, theside of the gage marked 5 6 will indicate the number of inches andfractions of inches to the weather, and when gaging from the point G theside of the gage marked 3 i will indicate the number of inches andfractions of inches to the weather.

In the use of my invention the distance to.

windows or other openings. As soon as the width to the weather isdetermined the points 8 s s, &c., are marked off on the sheathing bydividers or by other means and indicated, as shown in Fig. 3.

H represents the corner-board I the sheath ing, and J the siding.

If it is desired to lay the siding three inches to the weather, thedistance is marked or dotted off on the sheathing s s s, &c., as showninFig. 3. Then the gage is set at 3 on the scale, as described, and thebrad-point G driven into one of the points .9 s 3, etc. The hook at willthen be six inches below the bradpoint G, or two siding-widths below. Inthe use of my invention the hook a is always two widths below thebrad-point used. In this way the hanger always supports the siding twowidths below. This is an essential feature of my invention. The sidingis thereby supported and held out of the way of either point of thegage. The use of two gages supports the siding and holds it properlyagainst the corner-board H, so that it may be marked for sawing 01f andafterward held for nail ing to the sheathing. It will be observed thatwiththe use of two gages one person can lay siding, the hanger Aandhook-a operating to hold one end of the siding for marking to saw offand for nailing to the sheathing. h

It should be understood that my invention is not only a gage fordetermining the distance, but also a hanger, for supporting the sidingin position, and that the siding is always supported two widths belowthe point of support, so as to be entirely out of the way. The hanger Ais readily r'evoluble upon the pivot B, so that it may be raisedoutwardly and the sliding placed inside against the sheathing,and thenthe hanger by gravitation drops to support the siding. 'My invention iscapable of being ope conveniently.

If it is desired to lay the siding six inches to the weather, aftermarking 0E such distance 5 s s, &c., on the sheathing the gage is set atC 6.77 twelve inches or two siding widths from the hook (t. Both pointsare driven into the sheathing for support and to prevent turning;

but the point used for gaging is theone that should be driven into themarked positions rated very rapidly and s s s, 850. After one piece ofsiding is laid the gage is attached one position 8 above. The points .9s s, &c., can be spaced off very quickly on the sheathing, and as in theuse of my invention the siding is always attached two widths below themarks 3 s s, &c., are never covered by the siding lap until after used.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the class described the combination of a slottedgage-bar, a relatively long pivoted arm secured to said gage-bar, andmeans for adjusting said arm at any predetermined distance along saidgage-bar, substantially as set forth.

2. I11 a device of the class described, the combination of a slottedgage-bar provided with fastening-prongs formed on the under surfacethereof, a relatively long arm pivotally held at the side of saidgage-barby means extending through the slot therein, and means foradjusting the arm at any predetermined distance along said slot,substantially as set forth.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a slottedgage-bar provided on its lower surface with fastening-prongs, and

se ms having its upper and lower faces marked with a graduatedmeasuring-scale, a bolt extending through the slot in said scale andcarrying at one end a relatively long arm, said arm being provided atits lower end with a hookshaped portion, and means, comprising athumb-screw threaded on the opposite end of said bolt, for holding saidbolt and arm in any predetermined position relative to either of themeasuring-scales, substantially as set forth.

4. A device of the class described, comprising a slotted gage-bar havingits surfaces marked with graduated measuring-scales, a bolt extendingthrough said slots and adjustably secured therein, an annular shoulderformed on the bolt near the head thereof, and a relatively longhook-shaped arm pivotally secured to said bolt between the annularshoulder and the head of said bolt, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LABS P. A. NELSON. Witnesses:

HERBERT NINTZEL, ANNA It. WATERHOUSE.

